EpikHellSword's movie Reviews on Newgrounds

[Goku Super Saiyan 3]

Looks like a good start with high quality animation. I would just say the environment is missing. And the arm anatomy-most notably where Goku hits Buu with a left hook looks awkward.

Takogui responds:

thanks! I'm still studying this anatomy stuff, so don't expect too much

[Aether Fount: Pilot Episode]

That's an interesting style you went for. I like how unique it is. The voice acting was great and the designs are incredibly detailed. I see many animation styles just in the first 2 minutes. And it looks like the story is well thought out.

[Next Stop]

The animation looks absolutely stunning. I don't think there is much going on but this was really well done with complementary music for the calm tone.

[Gothie: Secret Santa]

Fluid animation. I wonder why Gothie's facial expression changed when they mentioned Gim though. Does she like him? Does he hate him? The context is missing since we don't know who or what Gim is attracted to. This leaves a mystery in this short animation.

[Winter Contingency (Halo Reach Animatic)]

Pretty cool animatic. You got the tone down nicely and the story was clear. Is this original audio or from the game though?

Cave-Art responds:

Yep the audio is from the cutscene its based on

[December 2023 Demo Reel]

This is some fluid animation. Very surreal. I see lots of various styles as well. I can't wait until you add some more sound effects and music to the other animations.

[Aiaiai, I'm your little butterfly]

I see some good effort put in to make it look aesthetically pleasing and conveying the emotions. I like the Butterfly song by Smile. I was just listening to this song yesterday! But that ear rape did not do it for me and overall the audio balancing needs work.

[Violet Smoke (Deference For Darkness)]

This is REALLY fluid animation. Very detailed with complementary music. The only reason I took away half a star is because the smoke looks unrealistic. Now if that was intentional and symbolizes something like a white flag for surrendering to the darkness I'd be happy to change my rating to 5 stars.

[Robo finds a single shpenny]

Fluid animation and very charming character. There is a lot of detail in this.

However I did not understand what the main character said at 3 seconds "Oh what's this ???thingy." You should still enunciate your delivery even if fast. The audience needs to understand what you are saying. Especially if this is a comedy since the joke needs to hit.

EDIT: Okay yeah now that you typed it out I can hear them say it but you conjoined the syllables. I used to do the same thing when I tried to talk faster. Your tongue is moving too fast in between syllables that it doesn't fully position itself where it needs to be to enunciate. You also could put more breath into your voice to add some bass.

The pause at 25 seconds should have something like maybe the cashier using his eyes to look at the main character and his "shpenny" for comedic purposes. I notice the main character does change their expression but the cashier should too in order to indicate he is connecting with the MC.

Oberorka responds:

Thank you! And noted, thanks for the criticism lol.
And she says "pentagonal little thingy".

[My Game Coming In 2024! (My Indie Studio)]

Very fluid animation and reminds me of Pixar. You may want something to take up the space of the background though. The background being so white and empty doesn't complement the over the top animation you are using for the introduction.

MiloSalinas responds:

Thank You For Much!